Name: Blennothrix ganeshii Watanabe and Komárek 1989
Etymology: ga.nesh’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. ganeshii, This new species is the largest one from 13 members of this genus and char-,acterized by the special morphology of prominent tube-like, trunk-shaped sheaths. It is named in honour of Genesh, the elephant-headed God, one of the most popular divinities in Hinduism, and the most popular in the Kathmandu Valley. Because he is regarded as a God of good luck, who casts obstacles aside, we would like to be in permanent contact with him in our Cyanophyte/Cyanobacteria research.
Valid publication: Watanabe M, Komárek J. New Blennothrix-species (Cyanophyceae/Cyanobacteria) from Nepal. Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, Ser. B (Bot.) 1989; 15:74.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Blennothrix Kützing ex Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988
Assigned by: Watanabe M, Komárek J. New Blennothrix-species (Cyanophyceae/Cyanobacteria) from Nepal. Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, Ser. B (Bot.) 1989; 15:74.
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Record number: 40460